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BrittanyCedillo
RebeccaAgosta
UWRT1102001
July26,2016

ResearchLog
Citation:
Clark,Andy.
NaturalbornCyborgs:Minds,Technologies,andtheFutureofHuman
Intelligence
.Oxford:OxfordUniversityPress,2003.Print.
DateAccessed:
July19,2016
TypeofSource:
Secondarysource,book
InquiryQuestion(s)Answered:
Whereisthebalancebetweenhumannessandtechnology?
Howmuchwillouridentitieschangewiththenewtechnologybeingestablishedinsociety?
Keywords:
Technology,socialinteractions,cyborgs
Summary+Commentary:
Clarkexpresseshowwearealreadyconsideredcyborgsandthatit's
ourhumannature.Itshowshowweareabletomergeintooursurroundingsoftheweb,culture,
andtechnology.Ourmindsarewhathelpedusdiscoveranddevelopnewtechnologyandis
probablythereasonwhyitisconsideredtobeournaturaltechnology.Itprobablywouldntbe
surprisingtosomepeopleonhowourbrainswillmakeadifferenceinthefuturewithdeveloping
newtechnology.
IagreecompletelywithClarkthatweareconsiderednaturalborncyborgs.Ourbrainsarewhat
helpsolveproblemsandcomeupwithnewideasiftheydontworkthefirsttime.Justimagine
allofthetrialanderrorsdevelopersgothroughbeforetheyhaveafinalproduct.Itsnotlikethe
ideacameflowingdowngracefullyfromthesky.Theymustofhadanoriginalideaandwent
fromtheretocomeupwithafinaloutput.Wewereborntodothesekindofthings,anditalso
makesmewonderifwearetheoneswhoareinfluencingthechangesinourownidentities.
FurtherQuestions:
Howmuchmorecomplexwilltechnologyget?Inwhatwaywillour
privaciesbeinvadedifweupdateourtechnology?

Citation:
Looker,ED,andTedD.Naylor.
DigitalDiversity:Youth,Equity,andInformation
Technology
.Waterloo,Ont:WilfredLaurierUniversityPress,2010.Internetresource.
DateAccessed:
July19,2016
TypeofSource:
Secondarysource,eBook
InquiryQuestion(s)Answered:
Howwillthenextgenerationsbeinfluencedbyallofthenew
technologybeingintroduced?Howwilltechnologyinfluencetheirsocialinteractions?Howwill
theireducationbeaffectedbythetechnology?
Keywords:
Technology,youth

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Summary+Commentary:
LookerandNaylermainlytalkedaboutwhethertechnologywould
haveaninfluenceonourracialandculturalidentities.Thewayweactandtalktoothergroups,
technologyplaysaroleinit.Throughoutthebook,itgavepositiveandnegativeeffectsof
technologyonthesespecificidentities.Somechildrenwouldusetheirtechnologytogetintouch
withrelativesfromfarlocations,andotherswoulduseitforsocialmedia.Whatreallycaughtmy
attentionwashowincertaincultures,technologydidnothaveaneffectonthem.Americans
haveagreateradvantageofgettingaccesstocomputersandtheinternetathome,comparedto
otherculturesfromEurope.Wewouldallassumethattechnologywouldinfluenceeveryone,but
doesitreally?Doesitdependonthecultureofwhetherweusetechnologyornot?Coulditalso
bethatinsomecultures,itisnoteasytohaveaccessandaffordtechnology?
Ipersonallyfeelthatcertaincultureswhohavemoreadvantageofgettingaccesstotechnology,
theiridentitiesareinfluencedmore.Growingupinahispanichouseholdofninepeople,wedid
notownasinglecomputer,notuntilIstartedhighschool.Bythen,peoplealreadyownedtheir
personallaptop.Weneverreallyusedthecomputerforsocialmedia,playgames,orwatch
videos,allweeveruseditforwasforschoolwork.Thisissomethinghispanicfamilieswould
usuallydo,eitherbecausetheyhavealargefamily,financialproblems,ormaybeboth.Ithinkit
alldependshowwewereraisedindifferentcultures,andwhetherweletthetechnologychange
ouridentities.
FurtherQuestions:
Inwhatwayswilltechnologyimpactcertaincultures,butnotothers?In
whatwayswilltechnologypreserveordestroyourtraditionalcultures?

Citation:
Pedr,Francesc.ConnectedMinds:TechnologyandToday'sLearners
.Paris:OECD,
2012.Print.
DateAccessed:
July21,2016
TypeofSource:
Secondarysource,eBook
InquiryQuestion(s)Answered:
Lookingbackfromthe1960stonow,whatdifferenceshave
alreadycomebetweenthatperiod?Whatpossibledifferencesorchangescouldcontinueintothe
future?Howwilltheireducationbeaffectedbythetechnology?
Keywords:
Technology,youth,socialinteractions
Summary+Commentary:
Pedrodemonstratedtheprosandconsbetweentherelationshipof
technologyandyounglearners.Theauthorshowedtheculturalandeducationaldifference
betweentimeperiodsonhowtechnologyimpactstheseyounglives.Backthenallwehadaccess
towerebooks,butnowthereisatoolcalledeBooks.Insteadofgoingtothelibraryandchecking
booksout,wecouldjustdownloadthemontoourcomputersorphones.Heexplainedhow
connectedtheyoungchildrenaretotheirtechnologyandhowitisinfluencingtheirlifeinside
andoutsideofschool.Healsoincludedinformationabouthowtechnologyistransformingthe

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waytheylearn,theirsocialvalues,andlifestyles.Somechildrenbelievetheyshouldtakecourses
online,butteachersbelievethatdoingso,itwouldtakeawaytheabilityforthemtosocialize
withothers,learnandunderstandthematerial.Thisbookhasalotofinformationpertainingto
howyounginnocentlivesarebeingmesmerizedbytechnologyandhowitsinfluencingtheir
life,education,andidentities.
Idonotliketakingcoursesthataremainlythroughonline,butifitweremyonlyandlastoption,
thenIwoulddecidedoit.Someprofessorsthinkthatweareengagedmoreandlearnmoreifthe
majorityofthecourseisonline,butIdontagree.Itdependswhetherthepersonhasselfcontrol
andknowswhentousetheirtechnologyappropriately.Nowadayschildrenyoungastenyears
oldalreadyhaveatabletorlaptop.Ithinkchildrenshouldnotbeintroducedtotechnologyat
suchayoungagebecausetheyneedtoknowhowtosocializewithothers.Theyneedtobeable
toliveaninnocentlifewithouttechnologyandgettoknowwhotheyarebeforebeingintroduced
tosomethingthatcouldtakeovertheirlifeandchangethepersontheyoncewere.
FurtherQuestions:
Towhatextentwillournewgenerationsdependontechnologyinsteadof
theirparents?Howwillschoolsbeinfluencedbynewtechnologyinthefuture?Howmuch
connectedarewetoourtechnologyandeducation?

Citation:
Science,Technology,&HumanValues
.Cambridge,Mass:HarvardUniversity,
ProgramonScience,Technology,andPublicPolicy,1978.Internetresource.
DateAccessed:
July21,2016
TypeofSource:
Secondarysource,eMagazine/Journal
InquiryQuestion(s)Answered:
Whereisthebalancebetweenhumannessandtechnology?
Howwilltechnologychangeouridentityinthefuture?Howmuchwillouridentitieschange
withthenewtechnologybeingestablishedinsociety?
Keywords:
Technology,society,reliability
Summary+Commentary:
Science,Technology,andHumanValuesmainlynotesabout
definingahumanbeingwiththeinfluenceoftechnology.Theauthorisputtinghisideathat
technologywillbebeneficialtousinsomewayinthenearfuture.Insteadofviewingtechnology
asabadinfluence,heseesitasanopportunitytohelpuswithourhealth.Healsoincludedtwo
differentperspectivesonthisideaoftechnologyandthehumanbeing.Ittalkedaboutthe
differencesbetweenbioconservativesandtranshumanism.Bioconservativesarethosewhothink
wearenotcherishingtheideaofhumanbeings,whereastranshumanistbelieveweshoulduse
ourimaginationwithtechnologyandtransformourselves.Hedidanexcellentjobofshowing
bothviewsonthistopicandshowednobiasthroughout.
IbelieveIamconsideredabioconservative.Idonotlikethefactonhowtechnologyhasevolved
andthatitwouldendupevolveoursociety.Therewereacoupleofideasthatmademesecond

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guessmyself.Withinthearticle,theauthorexplainedhowtechnologywouldbenefitthosewith
healthproblemsandenhancethehumanbeingtothepointwheredeathdoesnothavetooccur.I
menthissoundscool,butwhatchangeswoulditbringtoouridentitiesashumans,wouldwebe
consideredhumansorcyborgs?
FurtherQuestions:
Doesthegovernmenthaveanythingtosayonhowtechnologyhasagreat
impactonourlives?Howcanourcuriosityinfluencetheusageoftechnologyandouridentity?

Citation:
Turkle,Sherry.
AloneTogether:WhyWeExpectMorefromTechnologyandLessfrom
EachOther
.2011.Print.
DateAccessed:
July20,2016
TypeofSource:
Secondarysource,book
InquiryQuestion(s)Answered:
Whatdoesthishavetosayaboutourselfcontrolwhenusing
thesedevices?Whatdoestheirkids'dependencyontechnologysayabouttheirparentingskills?
Keywords:
Technology,socialinteractions,reliability
Summary+Commentary:
Turklewantedtoexpressherselfonhowweareallstartingto
dependonourtechnology.Wehadthetendencytorelyonothersforhelp,butnowsince
technologyhasimproved,weprefertechnologyitselfforhelp.Shealsomentionedonhow
technologyisshapingouridentityandwhoweare.Technologyprettymuchletsusdoanything
fromanywherewithanyone.Societyhaschangeddrastically,Ican'timaginehowmuchmore
societywillchangewithnewtechnologyinthefuture.
Atayoungageweneverreallyhadthechancetoplaywithmuchtechnologyandaskedour
parentsforhelpifneededthem.Ifeelasthoughgenerationsnowinthiscentury,theyrelymore
ontheirdevicesthantheydoontheirparents.Itsalrighttousethemforwhenitisnecessary,
butsometimespeoplecanoverdueitandusethemforeverysinglethingtheydo.Fromthetime
theywakeup,tothetimetheyhitthehay,peoplejustdontrealizethattheyhavechangedjustas
muchasthetechnologyhas.Ithasbecomeahabitforsomeofustorelyontechnologyinsteadof
others,andthiscanshowthetypeofpersonweare.Butwhatisthemainreasonwerelyand
expectmorefromourtechnologythanactualhumanbeings?Coulditbebecausewehavelost
theabilitytotrustoneanother?
FurtherQuestions:
Whattypeofpeoplewillbetargetedinthefuturewhenitcomesto
technology?Whydowedependmoreontechnologymorethaneachother?Whathappenedthat
causedustoloseeachother'strust?

Citation:
Turkle,Sherry.
LifeontheScreen:IdentityintheAgeoftheInternet
.NewYork:
Simon&Schuster,1995.Print.
DateAccessed:
July21,2016

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TypeofSource:
Secondarysource,book
InquiryQuestion(s)Answered:
Howwilltechnologychangeouridentityinthefuture?Would
theyevenknowwhatnatureisfortyyearsfromnow?
Keywords:
Technology,cyborgs,identity
Summary+Commentary:
Turkle,whoisalsotheauthorofAloneTogether:WhyWeExpect
MorefromTechnologyandLessfromEachOther,isshowinghowweallhaveasecondlife.
Shedescribeshowwehaveidentitytransformingrelationshipswithourtechnology.Our
technologyischangingthewaywethink,ourintimacywithlovedones,andourownidentities.
It'samazingtoseehowweusedtechnologytohelpuswithcertainsituations,butnowsome
peoplehavestartedlivingasecondlifeandmaybeevendevelopedasecondidentity.WhatIalso
foundinterestingwashowshementionedthatchildrenareleadingtheadultsintousingthenew
gadgets.
Ifindthisideaofdevelopingandlivinginasecondlifekindofweird.Iknowtherearegames
whereyoucancreateyourworldandbasicallylivethewayyouwantto.Iunderstandthatitcan
beamusing,butsometimespeoplegocrazyandoverboard,andtheyendupthinkingitsreal.
Thismayhappentosomeadults,butwhataboutthechildren.Iftheywereintroducedtoagame
likethisandcreatedtheirdreamworld,wouldtheyevenbeabletodifferentiatewhatisrealand
whatsfake?
Furtherquestions:
Whatdependencychallengeswillthenewgenerationsface?Whatsafety
issueswillnewtechnologybring?Howwilltechnologyimpactourintimacywithlovedones?

Citation:
ObservedbyBrittanyCedillo
DateAccessed:
July1822,2016
TypeofSource:
Primarysource,Observations
InquiryQuestion(s)Answered:
Whatdoesthishavetosayaboutourselfcontrolwhenusing
thesedevices?Howmuchofachangewilltheadvancedtechnologyimpactourlives?Whatdoes
theirkids'dependencyontechnologysayabouttheirparentingskills?
Summary+Commentary:
ThroughmyobservationsIwasabletoseehowaddictedwecanget
overaperiodoftime.Ineverrealizedhowmuchmysiblingsplayvideogames.Mymother
wouldalwayssetatimeforthemtoplay,butsinceit'sthesummerandmyparentsareatwork,I
havetobabysitandtheyignorethefacttheyneedtosethowmuchtimetheyareallowedtoplay
videogames.WhenIwasyoungerIneverplayedonmyGameboyforalongtime.Iguess
comparedtohowtechnologywasbackthentotheadvanceversionnow,onebecomesmore
addictedandwouldprobablydoanythingtogetmore.Evenuptothisday,Istilldontplay
muchgamesasIdidwhenIwasyounger.Iwouldprobablygetboredplayingvideogamesfor

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solonginoneday.IfinditinterestingcomparedtohowIusedtoplay,tohowmysiblingsplay,
technologyhasmadeagreatimpactonthesenewgenerations.
FurtherQuestions:
Howlongwillchildrenplayontheirdevicesinthefuture?Whatcauses
childrentoplaytheirdevicesforsolong?

Reflection
IbelievethatmythreestrongestsourcesareConnectedMinds:TechnologyandTodays
LeranersbyFrancescPedr,AloneTogether:WhyWeExpectMorefromTechnologyand
LessfromEachOtherandLifeontheScreen:IdentityintheAgeoftheInternetbySherry
Turkle.Allthreeofthesewritingpieceshelpedsupportmyinquirytopic.Notonlydothey
supportit,buttheyalsomademedevelopnewquestionsaboutthetopic.Ireallylikedusingthe
researchmethodwelearnedatthelibrarytheotherdayduringclass.Iwasabletofindallofmy
informationaboutthetopic.Iwasalsoabletoseethedifferencebetweenprimaryandsecondary
sources.Themajorityofmysourcesaresecondary,butIwasabletoobservemyfamilyasa
primarysource.Ithelpedmeseefromdifferentperspectivesonhowpeopleviewthiscertain
topic.

Iknewthatsocietyhasbeenoverwhelmedwithtechnology,butafterobservingmyfamilyInow
knowtechnologyhasagreatinfluence.Icouldntbelievemyeyeshowmuchmysiblingswould
playvideogames,orwatchvideosontheirphones.WhileIwasconductingmyresearchonline,I
cameacrossabook,DigitalDiversity:Youth,Equity,andInformationTechnology,thattalked
aboutboththeprosandconsonhowtechnologyinfluencesyounglives.Iwasabletoseethat
technologydoesnotonlyhavenegativeeffects,butthattechnologycouldalsobebeneficialin
thefuture.Infutureresearchopportunities,Iwoulddefinitelyviewthetopicfrombothangles
becausewemayneverknowifitwillchangehowweviewit.